Europa – Your finest hour: Gary Oldman’s Winston Churchill portrayal might inspire you to stay overnight in the former PM’s home from home

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An overnight stay in Churchill’s home from home

Thanks to Gary Oldman’s Golden Globe-winning turn as
Churchill in Darkest Hour, the world is gripped by the wartime prime minister’s story. And now you can
sleep in his bedroom.

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Beaverbrook, Surrey

A house in Leatherhead, Surrey, that belonged to publisher and wartime Cabinet minister Lord Beaverbrook, a friend of Churchill for 50 years, is now known as Beaverbrook…

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Beaverbrook, Surrey

… a stunning country house hotel with 18 bedrooms, each named after famous guests who stayed there, including Rudyard Kipling and Elizabeth Taylor.

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Beaverbrook, Surrey

Churchill’s room was his home from home and Susie Atkinson, the designer behind many of the Soho House properties, has even kept the original bath and loo.

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Beaverbrook, Surrey

Set in 400 country acres, prices start from £330 per night. Visit beaverbrook.co.uk.

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More celebrity homes news: Bruce’s £13m flat

Action hero Bruce Willis and his British actress wife Emma Heming are selling their New York flat. The Die Hard actor, 62, is seeking £12.75m for the elegant property he bought two years ago. Built in 1923, the six-bedroom home spans 6,000sq ft. Highlights include a gold-schemed kitchen/dining room that overlooks Central Park.

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Rent Kim’s Costa Rica villa for £11k-a-night…

Keep up with the Kardashians and party in the jungle with a private chef to feed you. Last year the reality TV family filmed an episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians at Villa Manzu in Costa Rica. Now for rent, the luxurious hideaway has numerous terraces, bars and rooftop pools that provide the perfect Insta backdrop.

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Move in and throw away the key

A flat named after Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr is for sale in Crystal Palace. The two-bedroom home is one of six in a warehouse scheme called Block Lockdown, with each flat inspired by celebrities who had a run-in with the law. Despite the bizarre theme, the loft-style space has a cool interior with exposed brickwork, steel beams and industrial style wiring. It’s £500,000, though Purple Bricks.

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A crooners’ pad

Sir Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck used their jointly-owned Sussex mansion as a party palace when they were pals in the Sixties. And now it’s been snapped up by Euromillions jackpot winners Dave and Angela Dawes. The Dawes won £101million in 2011 and are said to have paid more than £4million for Socknersh Manor, so just loose change then.

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Denise is Outen about

Denise Van Outen, pictured with boyfriend Eddie Boxshall, has left the country life behind to make London her home again and now her former marital home, a 17th-century farmhouse in Kent, is on the market for £1.25 million.

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Is Bond off to Brooklyn?

James Bond star Daniel Craig and his Oscar-winning actress wife Rachel Weisz could be swapping London for New York. The couple have lived in Queen’s Park since they married in 2011 but now they are thought to be the mystery buyers of this Brooklyn brownstone, sold by British novelist Martin Amis, which was on the market for £4.9 million.

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An estate in The Hamptons

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Adding to the collection

Earlier in the year, Jay-Z and Beyoncé managed to scrape together a £27 million deposit for their new Bel Air home – meaning they only needed a £40.7 million mortgage. The couple, who are worth more than £770m between them, were won over by the mansion which comes with four swimming pools and a “wellness centre”.

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Katy Perry to sell one of her Hollywood Hills mansions

Singer Katy Perry is selling one of two homes on her Hollywood Hills estate. The pop singer, who is dating London actor Orlando Bloom, previously listed both properties for sale for £11.4 million. But the package failed to sell. Now, Perry has put the larger of the two, a Mediterranean-style house, on the market with an asking price of £7.09 million.

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All aboard Branson’s boat

Sir Richard Branson has put his famous Little Venice houseboat up for rent for £900 a week. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom boat is moored in a prime spot in the Westminster woods. With a reception room, kitchen, private garden and separate shed, it might not be quite as luxurious as Branson’s private Necker Island in the Caribbean – but it’s also in a lovely stretch of water.

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The Osbournes’ former Georgian mansion

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne’s former home is up for sale in Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire. The seven-bedroom house in extensive gardens, with a pool and spa complex, is now back on the market for £3.95 million with Knight Frank.

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The game of homes

Queen Cersei actress Lena Headey has sold her mid-century modern home in Sherman Oaks, LA. The five-bedroom home has beamed ceilings, walls of windows, sliding glass doors and oak herringbone floors. The British actress listed the property in July for £1.5m and it is thought to have achieved above the asking price. The savvy star is rumoured to have paid £609k for the home in 2014 so this was a smart move.

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Bra queen quits Côte d’Azur

Lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone is selling her über-glam house in the South of France. With a price tag of more than £13m, the home has seven bedrooms, separate staff accommodation and a spectacular infinity pool with a Jacuzzi. Surrounded by palm trees, the villa offers privacy and incredible views overlooking the bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer.

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A Hampstead oasis

Liam Gallagher’s old cottage was listed for sale for £1.65m in Vale of Health bordering Hampstead Village. The rocker and his girlfriend Debbie Gwyther now live in an apartment in the next-door north London village of Highgate.

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Warren’s savvy investment

Warren Buffett – the world’s third richest man, with a fortune of £48 billion – is selling his California beach house. The investor bought the retreat for £121,000 in 1971 but it’s now on the market for £8.8 million.

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Craig’s Camden pad

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Playa Barrigona, Costa Rica

In 403 acres of untamed Costa Rican jungle, actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson’s estate has been listed for sale for £23 million. A true tropical retreat, the package includes three hilltop villas that overlook the Pacific Ocean. There are private pools, barbecue areas and a white-sand beach just a short walk away.

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Le Château des Palmiers, St Martin

After a staggering £8m price drop, Donald Trump’s Caribbean estate was listed for sale for £13m. There are two villas, with 11 bedrooms in total, surrounded by an 8ft boundary wall. Gold-effect finishes can be seen throughout the homes’ grand living areas and bedrooms.

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Madonna’s ‘palace’

Madonna’s Instagram is awash with pictures of her new Lisbon home. The superstar has moved into the 18th century ‘palacete’ Quinta do Relógio in the hilltop town of Sintra, with views over the Moorish castle and world heritage site of Quinta da Regaleira. She is thought to have splashed out £6.8 million on the four-bedroom, seven-bathroom property.

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Millen could cut it in a Georgian mansion

Designer Karen Millen lived in Gransden mansion in Wateringbury, Kent, from 1988 to 2000. It’s now for sale for £1.45 million, through Sotheby’s International Realty. All her first shops were in nearby Kent towns
and the mansion’s master bedroom doubled as her cutting room. Millen’s huge antique mirror is still in the hall and her Louis XIV-style sofa is still to be seen in the sitting room.

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McQueen’s Mayfair flat

Alexander McQueen bought a flat and the lower
floors of this Mayfair property in 2008, planning to return the striking townhouse to its original status as a family home. The couture genius took his own life in 2010 and now the main apartment is on the market for £2.25m.

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A home near the royals

Thomas Van Straubenzee, the Duke of Cambridge’s best friend, is selling a family home just 500m from Kensington Palace. Van Straubenzee is the sales agent and the turnkey home, listed at £9.75 million, was designed by studio Echlin. Set behind a Victorian façade, it spans 4,088 sq ft, with over 2,000 sq ft of outside space.

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Judy’s Stirling home

Judy Murray put her striking Scottish home in the historic spa town of Bridge of Allan up for sale for £825,000. The well-equipped kitchen leads to a colourful dining room, while the L-shaped attic houses an office and a gym.

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A lake view pool

Muse singer Matt Bellamy listed his four-bedroom penthouse in a historic lakeside Italian villa for sale for £1.5 million. The flat is spread over the top two floors of the 19th century building in Moltrasio, a village on the banks of Lake Como and offers panoramic views of the lake from its large terrace.

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London’s most famous parking space…

Alan Bennett has put the ‘Lady in the Van’ house in Camden on the market for £3m. The playwright, 83, lived in the three-bedroom house for about 40 years before moving to his current home in Primrose Hill. He held off selling the property until now so that it could be used for the filming of the adaptation of his 1999 play ‘The Lady in the Van’, starring Maggie Smith.